Observation of Coexisting Dirac Bands and Moiré Flat Bands in Magic-Angle Twisted Trilayer Graphene

• Published in: arXiv.org 2022-09
• Main Authors: Li, Yiwei, Zhang, Shihao, Chen, Fanqiang, Wei, Liyang, Zhang, Zonglin, Xiao, Hanbo, Gao, Han, Chen, Moyu, Liang, Shijun, Ding Pei, Xu, Lixuan, Watanabe, Kenji, Taniguchi, Takashi, Yang, Lexian, Miao, Feng, Liu, Jianpeng, Cheng, Bin, Wang, Meixiao, Chen, Yulin, Liu, Zhongkai
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Bilayers; Electronic structure; Graphene; Insulators; Photoelectric emission; Quantum Hall effect; Scanning tunneling microscopy; Spectrum analysis; Superlattices; Two dimensional materials; Unconventional superconductivity
• ISSN: 2331-8422
• DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2209.02199

Moiré superlattices that consist of two or more layers of two-dimensional materials stacked together with a small twist angle have emerged as a tunable platform to realize various correlated and topological phases, such as Mott insulators, unconventional uperconductivity and quantum anomalous Hall effect. Recently, the magic-angle twisted trilayer graphene (MATTG) has shown both robust superconductivity similar to magic-angle twisted bilayer graphene (MATBG) and other unique properties, including the Pauli-limit violating and re-entrant superconductivity. These rich properties are deeply rooted in its electronic structure under the influence of distinct moiré potential and mirror symmetry. Here, combining nanometer-scale spatially resolved angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (nano-ARPES) and scanning tunneling microscopy/spectroscopy (STM/STS), we systematically measure the yet unexplored band structure of MATTG near charge neutrality. Our measurements reveal the coexistence of the distinct dispersive Dirac band with the emergent moiré flat band, showing nice agreement with the theoretical calculations. These results serve as a stepstone for further understanding of the unconventional superconductivity in MATTG.